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Mitochondrial Disorders Program Providers and Staff

Jirair K. Bedoyan, MD, PhD

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RaeLynn Forsyth, MD

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Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD

Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Founder, Plain Communities Translational Medicine Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Uta Lichter, MD, PhD

Director, Metabolism Program, Division of Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Evgenia Sklirou, MD

Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Director, Center for Rare Disease Therapy
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Cleveland Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research, University of Pittsburgh

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Dietitians

Isabella Sedor, MS, RD, LDN

Kristen Sheffler, RD, LDN, CNSC

Alyssa Smith, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Genetic Counselors

Sarah Drewes Williams, MS, CGC

Nurses

Sandra Appleton, BSN

Rayna Mohring, RN

Kayla Segady, RN, BSN

Contact Us

The clinical director of Mitochondrial Disorders, Dr. Uta Lichter-Konecki, MD, PhD, and clinical coordinator, Sarah Williams, MS, CGC, lead the clinic.

You can contact us by phone at 412-692-5070 or email us at MitoMed@chp.edu.